This is one of many organisations in the city, supposedly in place for the betterment of the citizens of Wolverhampton, yet accomplishing nothing other than the milking of tax-payers money. I bet those from the Race Equality Partnership will not be required to pay back any of that money!

It would be good if there was a similar investigation into the ABCD (All Saint, Blakenhall Community Development) organisation. A friend of mine has shown me several emails from one of the local ward councillors and in one particular email he states, “the ABCD are only interested in their own pet projects and not what the people actually need or want”. The ABCD has had £53.5 million since 2001 to regenerate the All Saints, Blakenhall and Parkfields – yet you ought to see those areas! In the last 7 years (soon to be 8), the number of derelict / run-down buildings have at best remained untouched, and in some locations they have actually increased! Regeneration…..where?

Considering that there is another local ward councillor actually on the ABCD scrutiny panel, that things wouldn’t have continued they way they have for so long – he clearly sees nothing wrong with their activities!

Until there is proper, regular scrutiny of such organisations, we (the tax-payer) will continue to see very little reward for often substantial expense, and consequently continue to be ‘allowed’ to be robbed!

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So over 3 years this group has wasted £315k of taxpayers money doing nothing.

Yet another expensive quango that has flourished under New Labour. For 3 years the Labour council have sat by and let this waste go on……and you wonder why your council tax has doubled under Labour?

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Bravo ! About time. There must be a little list – and none of them will be missed- who should have their grants and subsidies withdrawn.

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Another innacurate incorrect article. First of all REPW Office isn’t at all based in Snow Hill its in Chapel Ash, no wonder its always closed, you’re going to the wrong place. So if this article has got the most minor and basic detail wrong… says A LOT about the article as a whole.

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anonymous,stop trying to twist it ,at the end of the day the only time these groups do ANYTHING is when an ethnic person is swore at so they can all sit around and chat bubble`s -then suprise suprise sue the government with tax payers money ,that is a waste of money and if they don`t like they know where to go as i will never lose sleep over these race equality lot ,it shows they do nothing as they have laid-off 8 people 8 how much race equality do you need ………..pathetic …now lets stop this mosque and we will be heading in the right direction.

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Well then the money should be given to a statue of the tramp so his spirit lives on

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